Germanic Languages at Princeton University

If you are interested in studying germanic languages, you may want to check out the program at Princeton University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Germanic Languages section at the bottom of this page.

Princeton Germanic Languages Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in German
• Master’s Degree in German

Princeton Germanic Languages Rankings

The german major at Princeton is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Germanic Languages. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in german, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

German Student Demographics at Princeton

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the german majors at Princeton University.

Princeton Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of german bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in german at Princeton are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor's in german.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Princeton Germanic Languages Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of german master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Princeton University with a master's in german.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Germanic Languages

Germanic Languages majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Princeton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
German Language & Literature	10

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• Linguistics & Comparative Literature
• Romance Languages

Careers That German Grads May Go Into

A degree in german can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	630	$92,110
Interpreters and Translators	540	$74,750

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.